Recently I feel like I've been pretty busy. Things have been going well with Reiko and I spend a good amount of time talking to her every day. Though because I'm talking to her a lot I'm not doing a whole lot else. I have been able to study Japanese some but working on jsXe and such has been pushed out.

There is also the problem with how we will be together and what to do in the future. My parents don't seem too keen on the idea of me going to Japan. And Reiko isn't in a situation where she could go to school here easily. Even if I wanted to go, I would have to find a job in Japan and I wouldn't have many guarantees that I would like it.

And that is all compounded by the fact that I have to move this weekend. So I'm frantically trying to organize so that I can move this weekend. It's also stressful because I like the place I am now and I don't want to move, and because where I'm moving is farther from work and most things that I do outside the house. I don't know what the commute will be like in the morning.

So currently I just have to work on the move since that is the most imminent thing. Working on one thing at a time is just so much easier.

Well, Reiko is back in Japan and I'm starting to get used to not having her around. Though we still e-mail and chat every day. She is still waiting to hear from GMU about her application. Even if everything goes smoothly with her application, she still has the finances to worry about.

It's hard not knowing when we will see each other again but I have faith that it will work out and we can see each other soon. Long distance relationships just seem to cause a lot of stress. I guess relationships in general can cause stress but this is different. I think I feel much better when there is a plan in place and I know when we will see each other again.

I guess at this point the only thing I can do is wait and see how her school situation turns out so for the time being that's what I'm doing.

Well Reiko is going back to Japan tomorrow morning

I'm really not sure how to feel. I am already so accustomed to having her around that it definitely won't be the same after she's gone. I suppose I'll be alright. Reiko and I have had our disagreements and we definitly have our differences. Our relationship hasn't worked out quite as perfectly as I had hoped. I sometimes do things that upset her, and I think that sometimes she over-reacts.

But still, our relationship seems solid and hopefully we will be able to see each other soon. I really don't know what the future holds for us but I can feel that it will be great. Whether she is able to come to school here in the 'states or whether I go to Japan, we'll find a way to make it work somehow.